Hub for chair bases



' Jan. 19,1926.

, 1.5?05431 R. K. DAWSON HUB FOR CHAIR BAss n Filed April 12. i924 2 sheets-Sheet i Jan; 19 1926.

1,570,437 R. K. DAWSON HUB Fon CHAIR BAss y Filed April 12, 1924 2 sheets-sneu 2 TVO/VEKS.

Patented Jan. i

Fringe Fon cirnininsns. i

' .nppiieation linea aprii 12,

Bases, lof which the k.following ista 'speci'-y feation. y i

' @ladine upright parte' which are, .spaced 'rigid,'constructiomffwhieh Vis made mainly Thisinven'tion Arelates' tochair bases andl particularly to the hub' vportions "thereof -to which thelegs' of the chairare secured.V

The Vobjectsv of thisinvention are vto pro' vide al hub for-'a chair base of :strong: and

of sheet metalfor*` stamped vparts' ;y also; to provide achair'basehub of thiskindine` apart to' form between them wedge shaped recessesv into which vv:the .ends Aof the legs, of the chair mayy bedrven 'for securely holding the legs intheir correct relation tothe. chair base 'also to provide fa constructif'in ofv thisfkind in which thev central tube or zsleevegof.1 thehub member is utilized for securing. iall of the parts of thehub together also to imi' prove the constructionfofi' hubs for chair bases inV other respects hereinafterV speoiedg In the accompanying drawings; v l x y Fig. 1 is'a fragmentary sectionalelevae tion, von line 1 1, Fig. 2, of the hub' of ar`l chair base embodying the invention. v, 'f Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section: thereof'on Vline 24-2, Fig. 1. p

Fig.l 3 is aside elevation of the hub :of the chair base on a reducedscale. Y Fig. L is a fragmentary bottoml plan` view thereof.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan viewfthereofwith the chair legs and 'l thelower "leg securingv plate omitte j p Fig. Gis atop kplan view thereof. I' f Fig. 7 is a detachedplan View ofa plate for holding the lowerends ofthe gripping` leg or wedge bars in place. Y

Fig. 8 is a perspective viewbf thelower lend of one ofthe leg gripping orrwedge'bars'.

Fig. 9 isa Vfragmentary detailed'view on line9-9, Fig. 5. Y .l .y

` A represents the upper ends Of thexusual.-V legs of the chairwhch karegenerally made; of wood and whichflextend radiallyfrom zthe hub portion of the chairA base,a1,1d. l? repre- -l sents a central tube or sleeve through,v which the usual chair spindleor screwstein (not shown) extends. f This inventionjdeals'fparticularly'with the Ineafnsfffo'r securing the4 (1924. sealara, 706.207.

lto the centraljtube or sleeve, or toan'y'other forlnof central orhub member.

, vThe chir', humedades apluranty Veffing;

gripping'or'wedge bars whichrexte'nd sub-1,1 y'

stantially lengthwise of thefhub `andrv which are Spaed apart t0 form between them clove-, ,LV Y I tailedv` recesses linto whichthe inner endsfof,A 'ff y,

rkthe legs Vare'vadapted tojenter. .The'sebars ,v arerepresentedzby C and are preferably theform lofsheet metal strips havingtheir v v sides. bent ati-an obtuse angle toieach other.. I

so that'the oppositelyfdisposedsides oftwo Y ofjthese bars ,j converge towardl eachother A' outwardly, fromftheaxis ofthe hub-of the Y' chairfbase.' kThe inner ends VLof vthe chairef; P

legs arel dove-.tailed so as tofft between the made vof slightlygreaterthickness at the .fad-jacent sidesof these leg. gripping' `barsf'yff`v` f Tand the leg gripping barsfg are. preferably f7.5". f spaced farther Vapart at'one end thanatheiv lf 'ether end andj.the' ends a ofthe leg yarepeferably also,y slightly wedge. shapedsbeing s Y A apartlthan-Qtheupper ends and consequently to whichthe dove-tailedportionsof the legs:

construction is preferably employed.

` j when 'the'.inner ends of thev legs areA driven upwardly intov the AspacesbetweenL- thev ad-v i `jacentfsidesofthe'leg gripping bara-these Y ends of the1egs-will ,be tightlywedgedinto l Ftheiroperative "ositio'ns" and willbermiy vheld ingpl'ace. boulders a y'areY formedfson, the legs at the juncture of the doveetailed portions@ of thelegs with the bodyporltionsY thereof, which shoulders engage with the 'j L I l outer'edges of the bars'C lto limitthe extent 'f yThe upper ends of the ilegk gripping barst, i Y

maybe secured in any suitable Vmanner tov` 100 anv upper plate Dfof the hub.A In the-partioular-construction shown inthe drawings. K forthis purpose, each` of the two sides c "lof the leg gripping bars is provided/at` its?" upperend withfan extensionyor projectingv v top lplate'y D. I'fjhdesired, the upper extrem-4 "ity vof eachlof the 'projections of Vmay then enter therecesses between `adjacent bars. Inlkgl l l order .to yhold these, leg gripping bars. in

" #properrelation to each other, the followingloef." l 'portion gcf, whichisfadapted toextend f l through a 'corresponding hole orjsliti'n the'v pose, the lower end of the central tube ory Any other means for holding the'upper ends of the leg gripping bars in correct ref lations-to theA top plate may be provided, if desired.

The lower ends of the leg gripping bars are preferably secured to a lower bar holding plate E, which in the construction shown is substantially square, see Fig. 7, and

.is provided with a central bore or opening c through which the lower end of the centraltube or sleeve B is adaptedtoextend,

,andil recesses vor notches c arepreferably provided in this plate for the purpose here# inafter specified. This plate must be considerably smaller than the upper plate D in order to permit the inner ends ofthe legs Alto pass the edges of this plate as the legs are moved toward the upper plate D between the sides c of the leg gripping bars C. In order toiinterloclr with the lower bar securing plate E, the lower end `of each of the leg gripping bars is preferably providedlwithy an integral, radially extending kportion F, the outer end of which has a claw or shouldered part f which may be made by bending the outer end oftheV extension l4` downwardly, as is clearly shown in Figs. l

and 8. The claws or shouldered portions f are adaptedv to enter into the recesses c ofl the lower bar engaging plate andthe faces f of the extension F, which are varranged nearest to the axis ofthe hub are adapted to engage the central tube or member B.

The lower bar engaging plate E may be held in operative relation to the lower ends of the barsjin anyV suitable or `desired manner. Vln the construction shown for this pursleeve B is turned outwardly in any suitable or desiredmanner, as indicated at G, so as to engage the lower bar securing plate E and hold thefsame in operative relation tov the bars C, `and the turned-'over portion G also engages the outer ends of the shouldered portions f of the bars to hold the same rigidly in place, as `well as pressing the lower plate againstrthe lateral ventensions of the bars. rlhe upper end of the central tube or sleeve B may be secured to the upperplate D in the same manner,

namely by turning over the upper end of of the central tube or sleeve'than the upper ends of these bars, thus forming wedge shaped recesses between theadjacent legs or flanges of each of these bars, and the inner ends a of the legs are driven into these Wedgesh'aped recesses, thus forming a very secure connection between the hub portions of the chair base and the legs, while the dove-tailed shapes.` of the recesses prevent the inner ends of the legs from moving out ofthe recesses. The edges of the bars engage the shoulders a formed on the legs near 4the inner portions thereoil so that any movement ofthe legs relatively to the hub of the base is prevented. v

A lower leg securing plate H may be used in `connection with the hub of the chair' base, if desired, and in the construction shown this lower plate is provided'with ain opening 7L in the central, portion thereof,"v preferably of such shape as topermitthe lower bar securing plate E to .extendinto the opening thereof,V as shown in Figs. l and Ll. This lower leg securing plate has laterally extending arms 7L of usual`construction. This plate and the arms hthereof are provided withY a.V plurality of holes through which screws may pass which enter. into the lower facesofthe legs Aand serve the usual function of'strengthening the base of thechair. TheV legs yare preferably also rovided with the usual recessestl arranged neyond the edges ofthe legV grippingbars C andintowhich the sides` of filler Vp ieces l may enter, which'conceal the securing means which holdv the legs together and give the chairbase a finished'appearance.

I claim -as my invention LA hub for/a chairbase including a plurality of leg grippingbars' of angle shaped cross section' spacedfapart to form between them recesses to receive the chair legs, a plate to whichV one end of each Vof said bars is rigidly secured, another plate having recesses adaptedto'receive portions extending from the other ends ofsaid bars, and a central member secured to. said plates and holding said other plate in aposition in which said portions of Vsaid bars are retained in said recesses.

2. A hub for a chair base including a plurality of leg grippingl bars of' angle shaped cross sectionispaced apart tov form, between them recesse'sto receive the chair legs, a plate to whichon'eendof each of said bars is 'rigidly secured, another plate having recesses adapted to ,receive portions extending from the otherends of said bars,-V and a central tubular'member having itsopposite ends turned over against said plates to press said plates against saidbars for holding said ortions of said bars in the recesses of said other plate."l

8.'A hub for 'a chair ,base including a plurality of legv gripping barsof angle shaped cross section spaced apart toffo'rmfr between them recesses to. receive they chair legs, plates arranged at theopposite ends of said bars, one `en d ofeach bar havingfinff lios aoI

tegral projecting portions adapted vtoexten-dV through holes in onev` of" said 'plates and; peined over to secureA said bars to said plate,

' the other 'ends 'of said bars having radiallyv v tially flatly against said other' platef and` having shouldered end portions adapted tov extending 'portions adapted to liesubstanenter into recesses in said other .plate, and' a central tubular member having itsends turned overagainst said plates vto press said, plates against theends of said bars and to hold said shouldered portions of said bars i through which one end of said central member extends, and which is providedv with recesses, projecting vportions on ythe other e ends of said bars extending Ainto said recesses, and means on said `c'entralfmember engaging'said plateland the ends of `said projecting portions of Y said. bars fory holding said plate inoperative relation to said other ends of said bars to hold saidvprojectling portions in said recesses.

central member, a plurality of leg gripping bars, means for'securing therupper ends of said bars in xed krelation to said central Y member, a plate havinP an laperture through whichthe lower end oi said central member extends and which lis provided with recesses, the lower ends of said bars havingradially extending portions adaptedvto engage said plate and shouldered end portions adaptedY to enter into said recessesto hold fsaid bars in definite v `relation to said plate,- Vsaid radially extending portions servingtolimit Vthe extent to which saidshoulder'edend portionsl may be inserted into said recesses and means for securing said `plate' to said lcen'-` AAportions which areadapted to `enter yinto apertures insaidlower plate, the'upper and tral member to hold said plate in.. fixed re#y lation to said bars.

'6. Ay hub for a-A chair base, including l af central member, laplurallity of leg grippingvv v bars spaced apart, the adjacentfsides 01": each pair of bars forming a recess adapted to re` ceive the end of a chair leg, means for secure,V

ing the `unoer `ends of said V'bars in; fixed relation to said central member, a plate havvan -aperturethrough ywhich the lower fend 'ofsaid central member `extends and provided with recesses, the lower portions of lIsaid bars being providedwith vlintegral in- ZWardly extendingfportions adapted to liev flatly against said plate, the ends of saidv radially Y extending 'l portions being bent toA enter into sald-recesses, vandmeanson sald central member for Y holding saidy plate against said radial portions of said bars to retain thebent ends'thereoi' in said recesses. I

iTLA hub for achair base, including rva centralV tubular member, a plurality of leg gripping bars spaced apart, the adjacent :sidesvof each pair of bars forming la recess vadapted to'receive the end oa .chair leg,

means for securing the upperrends of said bars in fixed relation to saidcentral member,

a plate having A,an aperture through which'l 1 `ysaid centralVV member -extendsvand having v laterally extending.'recesses-adjoining said apertures, Vintegralv radially extending portionsr on the'loweryends oi? saidbars and'j j f adaptedeto extend into jsaid'y recesses, the" v' l'ower'f'e'n'd of said central ltubularffmember f beingv turned overjtoholdlsaid plate' in operative relation to the lower endslofi said said recesses. v f

gripping bars spaced apart, the 'adjacent Y` sides of each pair of bars forming ya recess adapted` tofreceivethe end of a chair leg, the lower. lends ofy said'bars 'being arranged farther apartthan the unperends thereof- I. to give` said recessesa wedge shape, upperv and lower platesthrough which said ceninfthe' upperjfplate, and radially extending integral projections at'the. lower ends of said keov Mbafsandto 'hld Sd'en'ds of said'bars ini?. 5. A hub for a chairybase including, n e Y, j Y K :tral 'tubular memberextends and. provided -with apertures, projections ron kthe upper ,Y ends` of said. bars extending into apertures f 95 barsr terminating indownwardly n extending l i' lower ends of Vsaidy tubular rr'neniber,l being V'turned over.l against .said `plates to holdsaid jf plates in positiontovpress'against the op- 

